Abnormalities of testicular function
Male hypogonadism (testicular deficiency)
clinical picture depends upon whether 1. loss of gametogenic and/or endocrine function 2. before or after puberty
loss of gametogenic function (sterility)
loss of endocrine function of testes in adulthood- sec. sex characteristics slowly regress
Leydig cell deficiency from childhood- eunuchoidism (tall, body configuration resembling female,small genitalia, high-pitched voice)